N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 550.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 550.3 - Legal base

(a) Section 7.09 of the Mental Hygiene Law grants the commissioner of the Office of Mental Health the power and responsibility to adopt regulations that are necessary and proper to implement matters under his or her jurisdiction.

(b) Section 31.35 of the Mental Hygiene Law provides that each provider of mental health services subject to its requirements must request, through the Office of Mental Health, a criminal history background check for each prospective operator, employee, or volunteer of such provider of services.

(c) Subdivision (12) of section 845-b of the Executive Law requires the Office of Mental Health to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement criminal history information requests.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 550.3